Category Carbonate mineral Strunz classification 5.BA.15 Space group C2/m | Formula(repeating unit) Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 Crystal system Monoclinic | |
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Crystal class Prismatic (2/m)(same H-M symbol) | ||
Hydrozincite, also known as zinc bloom, is a white carbonate mineral consisting of Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6. It is usually found in massive rather than crystalline form.
It occurs as an oxidation product of zinc ores and as post mine incrustations. It occurs associated with smithsonite, hemimorphite, willemite, cerussite, aurichalcite, calcite and limonite.
It was first described in 1853 for an occurrence in Bad Bleiberg, Carinthia, Austria and named for its chemical content.
References
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